Custom: ‘Hameed Ali Must Go’ Protests Rock Onitsha
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Anti-Hameed Ali protests are on-going in major streets of Onitsha, in Anambra State. The protesters are alleging disrespect of the National Assembly by the Comptroller-General of More...
Used Vehicles: Custom Bow To Pressure, Puts Policy On Hold
Ali LAGOS MARCH 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has suspended its plan to commence vehicle duty payments on all vehicles in the country. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Acting Public More...
Used Vehicles: Senate Rejects Custom Boss Appeal For New Meeting Date
Hameed Ali LAGOS MARCH 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian Senators have rejected appeal made by Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (retd) that he would not be able appear before More...
Custom Boss Dares Lawmakers: I’ll Appear Before Senate If The Right Thing Is Done
Custom Boss Hamid Ali LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY: Hameed Ali, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs service (NCS) has reiterated his stand that he will not appear before the Senate to explain his policy More...
Duties On Old Vehicles: Senators Spit Fire, Insist Ali Must Appear Before Plenary On Uniform
Hameed Ali LAGOS MARCH 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerians Senators spit fire over the non appearance of Custom Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs (NCS) Hameed Ali for disobeying their order to appear before the National More...
Senate Kicks Against Customs Vehicles Duty 30 Days Ultimatum
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Senate on Tuesday kicked against planned 30 days Ultimatum by Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to penalise Nigerians who fails to pay duties on their vehicles. Federal lawmakers asked More...
Senate Oppose Law to Jail FOREX Hoarders, Says Law Will Distract Foreign Investors
nt, LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Senate on Monday vowed to oppose recommendation by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission for a review of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Act in order to empower the Central Bank More...
Toll Gates to Return to Nigeria Highways
The Senate on Tuesday passed a motion for the reintroduction of toll gates on federal roads in the country, positing that the re-establishment of toll? gates would solve “the nation’s generally dilapidated More...
World Mobile Group,GSMA Rejects FG 9% Communication Tax Plans
Buying and selling activities at computer village,Ikeja,Lagos LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The GSM Association (GSMA), a global association of mobile operators, has rejected the 9% taxation proposed in the Communications More...
Recession: Many’ll Die Before Buhari Completes Reforms – Sani
Sanni Mohammed LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Shehu Sani, has warned the Federal Government to put in place short-term measures to cushion the More...
JUST IN: Brazil’s Senate SacksPresident Dilma Rousseff from Office
President Dilma Rousseff LAGOS AUGST 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Brazil’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to permanently remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, marking a turbulent finale to 13 years More...
APC Youths Slams the Tinubus over Attack on Melaye
Remi Tinubu and Melaye LAGOS JULY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A socio-political organisation of All Progressives Congress (APC) youths on Friday condemned the attack and blackmail carried out on the Chairman, Senate Committee More...
JUST IN: David Mark Thrashes APC Candidate at Election Tribunal
David Mark LAGOS JUNE 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A former President of the Senate, David Mark, has been confirmed as validly elected by the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal. Mark floored his opponent and candidate More...
Urhobo Group Faults Uvwie Monarch, Omo-Agege for Misleading Senate on Location of FUPRE
FUPRE LAGOS JUNE 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The Urhobo Mandate and Equity Forum, UMEF, has said the Federal University of Petroleum Resources FUPRE is sited in Ugbomro, and not Effurun, as is being erroneously portrayed. The More...
Buhari May Sign 2016 Budget Today as National Assembly Returns Budget to Presidency
Buhari LAGOS MAY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may assent to the 2016 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday (today)? if his Ministers are able to conclude work on the adjusted More...
Budget Paddling: : Senate Gives Presidency Final Warning
Buhari LAGOS APRIL 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Senate, Monday, advised the Presidency to come clean with Nigerians on the 2016 Budget and stop engaging in surreptitious campaigns of calumny against the Senate in order More...
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege Makes Case for Revitalization of Delta Steel Company
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)- Senator Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central Senatorial Zone, Delta State in the Senate called for the revitalization of moribund Delta Steel Complex, More...
Senator Omo-Agege Calls for Restructuring of NDDC
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Senate Speaker, Bukola Saraki LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district in Delta State, Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege, has called for the restructuring More...
Deltans Jubilate as Omo-Agege Takes His Seat as Senator of Federal Republic of Nigeria
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There is jubilation and praises to Good by the people of Delta State as Obaise Ovie Omo-Agege was admitted into the Senator as a Senator of the Federal Republic More...
Senator-Elect, Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege Wishes Deltans Happy New Year
Senator -Elect, Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)–Senator Representing Delta Central in National House of Assembly Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege wishes people of Delta Central Senatorial district More...
Buhari Distances Self From Senate’s Anti-Social Media Bill As Protests Mount
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari will not assent to any bill that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, More...
Guild of Editors Demand Unconditional Suspension of Social Media Bill
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) demands, unconditionally, that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria suspends all proceedings with respect to a proposed Bill, “FRIVOLOUS More...
Bill on Social Media is Threat to Freedom of Expression, Online Publishers Tell Senate
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called on the Senate not to deny Nigerians of their universally recognised right to freedom of expression. In a statement in More...
Court Sacks David Mark, Orders for Fresh Election Within 90 Days
David Mark LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The court of appeal has nullified the election of the former Senate President, David Mark. In ruling on the appeal brought by Daniel Onjeh, the Benue South Senatorial More...
Buhari Seeks $200m World Bank Loan for Lagos State
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Senate on Tuesday received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking it’s approval for US200 million loan for Lagos state development policy II. Moving the motion by More...